F2Pool News

F2Pool is a Chinese mining pool, also referred to as "Discus Fish". The pool opened on May 5, 2013. This name stems from the time before the pool had an English interface. At the time they were known only by their coinbase signature, which is 七彩神仙魚 (Discus Fish), the nickname of one of the operators.

F2Pool Announces Support For SegWit2x

JUN 18, 2017 | Jon Buck

As the August 1 deadline draws near, f2pool becomes the next company to voice support for scaling.

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F2Pool Formalizes SegWit Support, Considers Big Blocks “For Future”

APR 18, 2017 | William Suberg

Major mining pool F2Pool has formally announced SegWit support, saying block size increases can be for “future discussions.”

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World's Third Largest Bitcoin Mining Pool Signals SegWit For Bitcoin

APR 16, 2017 | Joseph Young

The world's third largest Bitcoin mining Pool F2Pool finally decides to support Bitcoin Core’s Segregated Witness (SegWit) on both Bitcoin and Litecoin.

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F2Pool: We Were Never Against SegWit. Wait...

APR 13, 2017 | Joseph Young

Earlier today, Wang Chun, the owner of F2Pool, the second largest Bitcoin mining pool in the world, clarified that he was never against the activation of Bitcoin Core’s Segregated Witness (SegWit) on Litecoin.

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F2Pool Tests SegWit on Litecoin, May Support It on Bitcoin After Testing

APR 04, 2017 | Joseph Young

Saturday, F2Pool mined Segregated Witness (SegWit) blocks for both Bitcoin and Litecoin. Almost immediately after the pool’s signaling of SegWit, major Chinese mining pools were hacked and their hash power was allocated to F2Pool, making F2Pool the single largest mining pool in the world for a brief moment.

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RIP Bitcoin Unlimited, Bitcoin Can't and Won't Fork: F2Pool Owner

MAR 29, 2017 | Joseph Young

Support for Bitcoin Unlimited weakens even among Chinese miners. F2Pool, the second largest bitcoin mining pool in the world behind Antpool, turned down Bitcoin Unlimited earlier this week.

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F2Pool Suffers from Series of DDoS Attacks

MAR 02, 2016 | Joseph Young

F2Pool, a Chinese mining pool also referred to as Discus Fish, has been experiencing a series of extreme DDoS attacks.

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AUG 25 DIGEST: 8 Leading Bitcoin Companies Pledge Support for BIP101; Bitcoin Exchange Rate Falls Below $200

AUG 25, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

BitPay, Blockchain.info, Circle, KnCMiner, Bitnet, Xapo, BitGo and itBit have agreed to implement Gavin Andresen’s BIP 101; F2Pool instead backs BIP100; the bitcoin exchange rate fell below US$200 and more top stories for August 25.

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JUL 13 DIGEST: Bitcoin Core Version 0.11.0 Released; Cloudminr.io Hacked

JUL 13, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

The Bitcoin Core development team has released the latest version of Bitcoin Core; Cloud mining service Cloudminr.io has been hacked; and more news

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Chinese Mining Pools Call for Consensus; Refuse Switch to Bitcoin XT

JUN 24, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

Three of China's biggest mining pools – F2Pool, BTCChina Pool and Huobi Pool – maintain that the Bitcoin Core development team should strive for consensus, and will therefore not support a switch to Bitcoin XT

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Chinese Mining Pools Propose Alternative 8 MB Block Size

JUN 16, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

Five of China's biggest mining pools — AntPool, F2Pool, BTCChina, BW Mining, and Huobi — have agreed to raise the block size limit to 8 MB.

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World's Third Largest Bitcoin Mining Pool Signals SegWit For Bitcoin

APR 16, 2017 | Joseph Young

The world's third largest Bitcoin mining Pool F2Pool finally decides to support Bitcoin Core’s Segregated Witness (SegWit) on both Bitcoin and Litecoin.

13553 | 8

F2Pool Announces Support For SegWit2x

JUN 18, 2017 | Jon Buck

As the August 1 deadline draws near, f2pool becomes the next company to voice support for scaling.

11339 | 3

F2Pool: We Were Never Against SegWit. Wait...

APR 13, 2017 | Joseph Young

Earlier today, Wang Chun, the owner of F2Pool, the second largest Bitcoin mining pool in the world, clarified that he was never against the activation of Bitcoin Core’s Segregated Witness (SegWit) on Litecoin.

5578 | 14

F2Pool Formalizes SegWit Support, Considers Big Blocks “For Future”

APR 18, 2017 | William Suberg

Major mining pool F2Pool has formally announced SegWit support, saying block size increases can be for “future discussions.”

2085 | 1

RIP Bitcoin Unlimited, Bitcoin Can't and Won't Fork: F2Pool Owner

MAR 29, 2017 | Joseph Young

Support for Bitcoin Unlimited weakens even among Chinese miners. F2Pool, the second largest bitcoin mining pool in the world behind Antpool, turned down Bitcoin Unlimited earlier this week.

562 | 21

F2Pool Tests SegWit on Litecoin, May Support It on Bitcoin After Testing

APR 04, 2017 | Joseph Young

Saturday, F2Pool mined Segregated Witness (SegWit) blocks for both Bitcoin and Litecoin. Almost immediately after the pool’s signaling of SegWit, major Chinese mining pools were hacked and their hash power was allocated to F2Pool, making F2Pool the single largest mining pool in the world for a brief moment.

301 | 1

F2Pool Suffers from Series of DDoS Attacks

MAR 02, 2016 | Joseph Young

F2Pool, a Chinese mining pool also referred to as Discus Fish, has been experiencing a series of extreme DDoS attacks.

38

Chinese Mining Pools Propose Alternative 8 MB Block Size

JUN 16, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

Five of China's biggest mining pools — AntPool, F2Pool, BTCChina, BW Mining, and Huobi — have agreed to raise the block size limit to 8 MB.

136

Chinese Mining Pools Call for Consensus; Refuse Switch to Bitcoin XT

JUN 24, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

Three of China's biggest mining pools – F2Pool, BTCChina Pool and Huobi Pool – maintain that the Bitcoin Core development team should strive for consensus, and will therefore not support a switch to Bitcoin XT

59

JUL 13 DIGEST: Bitcoin Core Version 0.11.0 Released; Cloudminr.io Hacked

JUL 13, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

The Bitcoin Core development team has released the latest version of Bitcoin Core; Cloud mining service Cloudminr.io has been hacked; and more news

10

AUG 25 DIGEST: 8 Leading Bitcoin Companies Pledge Support for BIP101; Bitcoin Exchange Rate Falls Below $200

AUG 25, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

BitPay, Blockchain.info, Circle, KnCMiner, Bitnet, Xapo, BitGo and itBit have agreed to implement Gavin Andresen’s BIP 101; F2Pool instead backs BIP100; the bitcoin exchange rate fell below US$200 and more top stories for August 25.

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RIP Bitcoin Unlimited, Bitcoin Can't and Won't Fork: F2Pool Owner

MAR 29, 2017 | Joseph Young

Support for Bitcoin Unlimited weakens even among Chinese miners. F2Pool, the second largest bitcoin mining pool in the world behind Antpool, turned down Bitcoin Unlimited earlier this week.

562 | 21

F2Pool: We Were Never Against SegWit. Wait...

APR 13, 2017 | Joseph Young

Earlier today, Wang Chun, the owner of F2Pool, the second largest Bitcoin mining pool in the world, clarified that he was never against the activation of Bitcoin Core’s Segregated Witness (SegWit) on Litecoin.

5578 | 14

World's Third Largest Bitcoin Mining Pool Signals SegWit For Bitcoin

APR 16, 2017 | Joseph Young

The world's third largest Bitcoin mining Pool F2Pool finally decides to support Bitcoin Core’s Segregated Witness (SegWit) on both Bitcoin and Litecoin.

13553 | 8

F2Pool Announces Support For SegWit2x

JUN 18, 2017 | Jon Buck

As the August 1 deadline draws near, f2pool becomes the next company to voice support for scaling.

11339 | 3

F2Pool Tests SegWit on Litecoin, May Support It on Bitcoin After Testing

APR 04, 2017 | Joseph Young

Saturday, F2Pool mined Segregated Witness (SegWit) blocks for both Bitcoin and Litecoin. Almost immediately after the pool’s signaling of SegWit, major Chinese mining pools were hacked and their hash power was allocated to F2Pool, making F2Pool the single largest mining pool in the world for a brief moment.

301 | 1

F2Pool Formalizes SegWit Support, Considers Big Blocks “For Future”

APR 18, 2017 | William Suberg

Major mining pool F2Pool has formally announced SegWit support, saying block size increases can be for “future discussions.”

2085 | 1

Chinese Mining Pools Propose Alternative 8 MB Block Size

JUN 16, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

Five of China's biggest mining pools — AntPool, F2Pool, BTCChina, BW Mining, and Huobi — have agreed to raise the block size limit to 8 MB.

136

Chinese Mining Pools Call for Consensus; Refuse Switch to Bitcoin XT

JUN 24, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

Three of China's biggest mining pools – F2Pool, BTCChina Pool and Huobi Pool – maintain that the Bitcoin Core development team should strive for consensus, and will therefore not support a switch to Bitcoin XT

59

JUL 13 DIGEST: Bitcoin Core Version 0.11.0 Released; Cloudminr.io Hacked

JUL 13, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

The Bitcoin Core development team has released the latest version of Bitcoin Core; Cloud mining service Cloudminr.io has been hacked; and more news

10

AUG 25 DIGEST: 8 Leading Bitcoin Companies Pledge Support for BIP101; Bitcoin Exchange Rate Falls Below $200

AUG 25, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

BitPay, Blockchain.info, Circle, KnCMiner, Bitnet, Xapo, BitGo and itBit have agreed to implement Gavin Andresen’s BIP 101; F2Pool instead backs BIP100; the bitcoin exchange rate fell below US$200 and more top stories for August 25.

11

F2Pool Suffers from Series of DDoS Attacks

MAR 02, 2016 | Joseph Young

F2Pool, a Chinese mining pool also referred to as Discus Fish, has been experiencing a series of extreme DDoS attacks.

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